Packing mechanism.



H. K, KING.

PACKING MEGHANISMK APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 191o.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1910.

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PACKING MECHANISM.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY15, 1910.

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H. K. KING.

PACKING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1910.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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To all whom it may concern:

' my device.

UNITED STATES? PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD K. KING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO CHAMBERS BROTHERS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

, PACKING MECHANISM.

Be it known that I, HowARn K. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Packing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in packing mechanism for folding machines The object is to provide improved means for packing sheets.

The invention comprises means for packing sheets or signatures and means whereby the mechanism may be adjusted to accommodate a wide range of sizes- Referring to the drawings, illustrating, as

a an example, a preferred embodiment of my 1nvention-Figure 1 is a side elevation of Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 a horizontal sect-ion on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end elevation showing the parts in different position. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is an elevation of-a detail on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 11. Fig. 9' is a sectional side elevation of the claw actuation mechanism. Fig. 10 is an end elevationof same. Fig. 11 is an end elevation of the cams and associated mechanism. Fig. 12 is a section on line 1212 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 13.. is a fragmentary elevation of 34, also on an en'- larged scale. Fig. 14 is a section on line 14 14 of Fig. 7. Fig. 15 is a fragmentary sectional plan view. Fig. 16 is a front elevation of the pusher elements and associated parts. Fig. 17 is a plan view of same.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 6, 22 and 23 are a pair of feed or folding rollers of a folding machine. Beneath these rollers are the rollers and wheels 26. Rollers 25 are adapted to cotiperate with the cutting whee1s2'6; Rollers 22, 23 and 25 are usually geared together and positively driven. I

to move into and out of cooperation with the rollers 25 and are driven by frictionalcoiltact therewith. The cutting wheels 26 are mounted on brackets 27. These brackets have a sliding engagement with blocks 28, which have atransverse sliding engagement on the rail 29, secured to the stationary framework 21. There may be any number Wheels 26 are providecl with cutting knives and are adapted Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

cutting of the sheet in the desired sizes andnumber of sections. The rollers 25 are adjustable on the shaft 33 and correspond in number and position to-coiiperate with the cutting wheels 26. It will be understood that ordinarily the two wheels carried by the brackets 27 at the extreme right and the extreme left of the machine, correspond to the cutting wheels 26 in cooperating with rollers 25 to feed the sheets, but are not provided with cutting knives.

Packing mecham'svm-The trough for receiving the sheets comprises the bottom slats 31 and 32 and the side-walls 34, and ordinarily the intermediate partitions 35. Walls 34 and partitions 35 are clamped between the two. elements of the split rails 32. In case single sheets are-delivered into the trough from the feed rollers without cutting, then the partitions 35 are eliminated, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

In Figs. 2 and 3, I show a machine adapted toout each sheet. into four sections; the trough being divided into four corresponding parts by the partitions 35. The shaft 36 isjournaled in stationary boxes connected with the stationary framework. Shaft 37 has a journaled connection wit-h the trough structure and moves therewith as hereinafter described. Referring especially ,to Fig. 10, it will be seen that shaft 36 is provided with a sector gear 38 cooperating with sector gear 39 which is secured to shaft 40, mounted in the stationary framework, see Figs. 1, 9 and 10, while shaft 37 is provided with sector gear 41 cooperating with sector gear 42 secured to shaft 40. Shaft is provided with a bifurcated arm 43 to which is connected one end of connecting rod 44, theother end of said rod being connected with the extension 45 of the lever member 46, see Fig. 9. Extension 47 of said member is provided with a roller 48 adapted to cooperate with the cam 49. Extension 50 of said member is connected with 35 posts ing a plurality of these also,

brackets 59 on member 60 "which is secured to the stationary framework. Thewther end ofbar 57 is slidably supported in channeled member 102 also secured to the sta- Cams 49 and ets 71 and 72. These tionary framework. To bar 57, near each end, is connected one end of the connecting rod 61, the other end of one connecting rod 61 is adjustably secured in the slots 62 01 lever 63, see Fig. 8, while the other end of the other connecting rod 61 is secured to a similar slot at the lower end of lever-65, see Fig. 11. Levers 63 and 65 are both keyed to the shaft 54. The upper end of lever 65 is provided with a roller 66 adapted to cooperate with a cam 67. The extension 68 is connected with a spring controlled rod 69.

67 are mounted on shaft 70. Trough structura The slats 31 and 32 of the trough structure are provided with brackbrackets are supported on rods 73 and 74, being adjustably secured thereto 'by the set-screws 75. The rods 73 and 74 are secured to and supported by the members 76 and 77. These members 76 and 77 are adjustably mounted on the vertical 78 and 79. These posts 78 and 79 are provided with teeth forming a rack for cooperation with the pinions 80 and 81 mounted on shaft 82 and operated by the hand wheel 83. The posts 78 and 79 are-secured to the stationary framework by means of brackets 84, 85, 86 and 87 as clearly shown in Figs; 1, 2 and 3 especially.

1 It may be noted that the journal boxes 88 and 89 of shaft 37 are secured to the rod 74 and are movable therewith as hereinafter described. v 1

rod 92 extending from said extension 91,

parallel with the casting 90, and secured to the said extension 91. The rod 92 has at its free end a collar 93 secured rigidly thereto. Member 94 is slidably mounted on the slat 31 and is loosely connected at its other end with red 92, between the collar 93 and the spring 95 which surrounds the greater portion of rod 92. The washer 96 is preferably provided between the spring 95 and member 94. The extension '91 is suitably .apertured and is adapted to have secured thereto the face member 97, of any desired dimension, by means of the bolts 98.

, The operation ofmy device is a follows: It will be understood that the folding blade and thefced or folding rollers 22, 23 and 25 and also the shaft are positively driven from any suitable source of power, and are suitably geared so as tovhave the desired relative operation. The sheet is ordinarily folded between rollers 22 and 23 although in some cases it may go through without folding. The sheet may then be cut into the desired number of sections bythe cutting wheels'26 cotiperating with the rollers 25, or the sheet may be fed between the wheels 26 and roller 25 without being cut when so desired, in 'which case the knives are removable from the wheels 26 The sheet, which we have indicated by the numeral 30 in Fig. 1, when delivered by the rollers 25 and 26 falls between the outer end of the hooks 52 and 53 and the pusher members 55, ordinarily resting upon the slats 31 and 32.

From an inspection of ,Fig. 3, it will be noted that the lower portions of hooks 53 project slightly between bers 55, and that the sheet, if it reaches the slats 31 and 32, becomes slightly corrugated at its lower edge as indicated in Fig. 3. This slight jamming of the sheet between the ends of the hooks 53 and the pusher members 55 has a useful purpose in preventing any tendency of the sheets to bounce, as they would be liable to do, were they to drop. freely upon the slats 31 and 32. In case by any chance the sheet is prevented by the hooks 53, from reaching slats 31 and 32, while-the hooks are in the closed position, it will immediately follow the downward llilOVGlDfillt of the hooks. until it reaches the s ats.

The operation of the several mechanisms is so timed that, after the sheet has reached the position described, the shaft 40 is slightly turned by the movement of the connecting rod 44 causing the simultaneous actuation of shafts'36 and 37 to raise the upper hooks 52 and lower the lower hooks 53 into the position shown in Figs. 6 and 9. As soon as the hooks have cleared the path of travel of the sheet the pusher members 55 areactuated to move the sheet 30 against the pile 100. The travel of the pusher members 55 is sufficient to move the packer members or face blocks 97 against the tensionof springs 95 in the early stages of the packing. After a large number of sheets have been packed together the spring or elasticity of the pile will be sufficient to allow for this movement. The movement of the pusher members must be sufficient to carry the sheet past .he shoulders 101, so that the same will snap past said shoulders as indicated. in Fig. 15, and engage themselves behind the shoulders as clearly shown in Figs.

3 and 15, after the pusher members have chine, or with a I adapted to handle and the spring packers been withdrawn,

mal position in which the sheets are held firmly against blocks 101 and the hooks 52 and 53, so that no sheet, especially the last sheet, can slip out of position. As the sheets are added to the pile, the sliding member 90 is pushed along the rail 31 and step by step kicks the lower end' of the locking member 94 along the rail ahead of it. 'This permits the'gradual movement of the packing member or face block 97 as the pile of sheets is added to, but prevents its sliding away faster than is required.

' As. stated before, one of the features of this device is its adaptability for a large range of-work, that is to say, it is capable of packing single sheets having an extension .both vertically and horizontally corresponding to the maximum capacity of the ma minimum vertical dimension, or with a minimum horizontal dimension. These relative dimensions may be By the use of the cutter proper adjustment of the and their common altitude with respect to the machine, the required number of piles of sheets of desired size maybe packed.

In Figs. 2 and 3, a machine is shownfour piles separated by the partitions 35. Fig. 1 illustrates the machine handling sheets of a approximately its capacity. however that by ch It is obvious anging the size of the packers'or face blocks 9'1, and by turning the wheel 83 to elevate the structure supported on the'members 76 and 77, which, 0

includes the slats and the lower hook mechanism, this structure may be elevated to any desired degreelto suit sheets of very much smaller vertical extension. In this connecraised with the trough, sector gear 42 may bepushed up shaft 40 to properly mesh'with I gear 41, and secured by a set screw or other suitable means not shown.

It will be observed from an inspection of the drawings that the upper hook 52 is bifurcated. and adapted to straddle the lower hook 53, thus permitting the;par ts to be brought intocloseproximity'j I 'Wha. Iclaimis:- if

' 1. 111a packingmechanism, the combination of a trough comprising a number of split slatelements, and recessed side elements, a pair of supporting rods therefor,

a pair of vertical posts and horizontal bars, slidable thereon as supporting means for said rods, and rack zontal bars thereof.

shafts with a source height equal to noted that when shaft 37 is' and pinion means for causing the vertlcal adjustment of said horiadjustable supporting meansfor said trough elements, adjustable cutting elements comprised in the feeding mechanism, and interchangeable packer members slidably connected with the trough, as and for the purpose specified.

In a packing mechanism, the combination of a trough, means for delivering sheets thereto, oppositely disposed series of hooks, each series mounted on a rock shaft, and sector-gear mechanism connecting said rock of power as means for rocking said shafts simultaneously to open and close the hooks.

4. In a packing mechanism, the combination of a .trough and means for feeding sheets thereto, two oppositely disposed series of hooks, each series mounted on a rock shaft, a vertical shaft having sector gear connection "between said rock shafts, and cam means for oscillating the vertical shaft.

5. In combination with folding and feeding' mechanism a packing mechanism, comprising a trough having separated split slats comprising part of the bottom thereof, and removable sides and partitions, vertically adjustable supporting means for said trough elements, and adjustable cutting elements comprised in the feeding mechanism, as and for the purposespecified.

6. In a packing mechanism, the combination of a trough having separated split slats comprising part of the bottom thereof, and removable sides and partitions, vertically adjustable supporting means for said trough elements,two oppositely disposed series of.

hooks, means for opening and closing the same at intervals, one series of hooks mounted on the trough supporting means and vertically adjustable therewith.

V In a packing mechanism, the combination of a trough and means for feeding sheets thereto, the trough comprising separated adjustable 'slats forming a bottom thereof, and removable side walls or partitions connected with the slats to secure the required number of divisions for said trough, supporting cross rods for the slats and a supporting frame forthe cross rods,

1 said supporting frame having vertical adustment on stationary'posts and a rack and manually operated pinion for cooperating therewith to secure said vertical adjustment.

a HOWARD K. KING;

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